On a narrative level, the picture is refreshingly patient, slowly peeling back the curtain to reveal its grand designs, with neither the need to rush into action or spoil all of its major story beats at one time.

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Worse may follow on May 21st, a week ahead of the Taxi and Limousine Commission's vote on the new rules, when a convoy of cabs is due to proceed slowly over the Queensboro Bridge to City Hall, then Central Park, at the peak of the rush-hour.

ECONOMIST: No taxis without representation